UNIT TWO: Late Baroque
Important Composers of the era: (Follow the links for their biographies)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767) Jean Philippe RAMEAU (1683-1764) Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
An article about J.S. Bach by Sue Talley
1. John GAY: The Beggar’s Opera: Scenes 11 to 13
2. Domenico SCARLATTI: Sonata in D Major, K. 119 Sonata in B-flat, L500 Sonata in B-flat, L497
3. Johann Wenzel Anton STAMITZ: Sinfonia #8 in Eflat Major (La Melodia Germanica): First Movement
4. Georg Philipp TELEMANN Recorder Concerto Sinfonia in F Suite in d Two viola sonata Trumpet Concerto
5. Antonio VIVALDI: Concerto for Violin. Op. 9. No.2 : Second Movement Concerto Grosso in C Minor, Op. 3, No. 2: First and Second Movements from the 4 Seasons: Spring Two Cellos Bassoon Concerto Concerto Grosso 2 "Winter" - Largo Gloria Opening Gloria Conclusion Concerto Grosso 3 Autumn
6. Johann Adolf HASSE: Cleofide: Act II, Scene 9: Digli ch’io son fedele
7. Jean-Jacques Rousseau: L Le Devin du village: Scene 1: J’aiperdu tout mon bonheur
8. Jean-Philippe RAMEAU: Hippolite et Arice: Act IV. Scene I
9. Giovanni Battista SAMMARTINI: Symphony in F
There is so much wonderful music by both J.S.Bach and George F. Handel that I will post selections here and also give short examples at the end:
J.S. Bach:
1. Cantata: Wachet auf, raft ans die Stimme
2. Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Et in Spiritam sanctum; Confiteor; and Et expecto 3. Kyrie 4. Gloria 5. Credo
9. Praeludium et Fuga in A Minor
10. Dutch Adams Fall
11. Baritone Solo Cantata #82 lch habe genug 1 2 3 4 5 (5 Mvt’s)
12. Gott is der Herr und der Sonn
14. Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
15. Well Tempered Clavier C_Major
16. St. Matthew Passion Excerpt
17. Organ Passacalia
19. Brandenburg Concerto # 5 first Mvt.
(See below for other excerpts)
George Friedric Handel
1. Giulio Cesare: Act IV Scene 4: Dall’ondo soperiglio
2. Jephtha: Act II: Howdark, 0 Lord, are Thy decrees!
4. Joshua: O Had I Jubals Lyre
6. Fireworks
7. Ombra Mai Fu
8. Freedom Now
9. Messiah: 1. Comfort Ye 3. Thou Shalt Break Them 4. Thy_Rebuke 5. For unto Us a Child is Born 6. Hallelujah
Additional Musical Examples: (excerpts)
HANDEL: ORGAN CONCERTOS
Opus 4 nos.1,4,5 & 6, "Cuckoo & the Nightingale"
Op4/6 last mvt
Op4/5
opening
Water Music Suite 2 Gigue
Royal Fireworks
Two-harpsichord Suite
Dixit Dominus
Trio 2 Sopranos & Baritone
Cornet Voluntary, organ
HANDEL: ORGAN CONCERTOS Opus 7
Concerto Op7/1 opening
Concerto Op7/3 Hallelulia
Concerto Op7/5 Chaconne
HANDEL HARPSICHORD SUITES Suite 3, Prelude Suite 4, opening Fugue
HANDEL: Chandos Anthems
Anthem 1 Chorus: O go your way into His gates
Anthem 3 Chorus: Then shall I teach Thy ways
Anthem 4 Soprano/Tenor Duet: O worship the Lord
Anthem 6 Sonata Allegro
Anthem 6 S/T/B/Choir: As pants the Hart
J.S. Bach:
Vivaldi-Bach
Harpsichord Concerto Transcriptions
Concerto BWV 972
Concerto BWV 975
Concerto BWV 980
Goldberg Variations
Music Sample 1
Music Sample 2
Music Sample 3
Variation 1
Variation 19
Variation 30
French Suite opening
4 Shorter Masses (Missae
Breves) BWV 233-236
Mass #1, Kyrie
Mass #1, Ending
Chorale - Gloria in Excelsis
Mass #3, Chorus
Mass #4, Bass Aria
Mass #4, Chorus
Three Violin Concertos
BWV 1041/2/3 Violin & Oboe Concerto BWV 1060
Concerto #1 in a
Dbl-Violin Concerto
Violin/Oboe Concerto
Harpsichord Partitas Partita 2 in c, opening Partita 1 in B-flat, Minuet Partita 4 in D, conclusion
Organ transcriptions for pedal harpsichord Concerto 596 Fugue 574, end Concerto 597
Freiberg Cathedral Organ: Toccata & Fugue in d, 565 Chorale Prelude 734 Prelude in C, 545 Fantasia and Fugue BWV 561, opening Pedal Exercise, opening Fantasia in C, BWV 573 excerpt from BWV 770 Partite Diverse Reinhardtsgrimma: Fantasia in g minor, BWV 542 Fraureuth: Trio in G, BWV 1027a Helbigsdorf: Chorale BWV 725 Prelude BWV 552 Rötha,: Passacaglia BWV 582 Crostau: Fugue BWV 539
Preludes & Fugues,
Chorale Variations etc
Fugue 575
Chorale 715
Prelude 546
Prelude 557
Prelude 5
Fugue 12 opening
Fugue 12 conclusion Prelude
13
Fugue 16
Prelude 22
Prelude 36
Fugue 32 excerpt
Prelude 37
Fugue 44
Harsichord Concertos
1052 last mvt
1061 slow mvt excerpt
1064 opening
1065 opening
1058 slow mvt
1023 last mvt
Oboe Concerto 1053,
Oboe Concerto opening
Concerto 4 in A, opening
Triple Concertp opening
Hpschd Concerto 1057
2-hpschd concerto 1062
Triple Concerto 1044 last mvt
BACH 719
Violin & Clavier Sonatas 1014-16
Sonata 1015 - Presto
Sonata 1016 - Adagio
Sonata 1016 - Allegro, end Sonata
1017 - Siciliano
Sonata 1018 - final Vivace
CANTATAS 142 and 65
MAGNIFICAT in D, 243 with Christmas Verses
Canata 142
Cantata 65
Magnificat Cantata
46
Cantata 105
Cantata 25
Cantata 103
Cantata 68
Cantata 76
Cantata 80
Cantata 182 concluding chorus
Cantata 4 opening chorus
Cantata 150 opening chorus
Cantata 140
Cantata 93
Cantata 36
Aria Duet from Cantata 78
Sheep may safely graze organ
Sacred Song BWV 478
Canata 29 Sinfonia, BACH 733
Cantata 68 Chorus, BACH 733
Cantata 67 Chorus, BACH 733
Cantata 44 Chorus, BACH 734
Cantata 38 Chorus, BACH 734
Opening Chorus: Lass Fürstin
Central Chorus: An dir du Vorbild grosser Frauen
Closing Chorus: Doch, Königin
Cantata 54, Recitative
Cantata 54, concluding Fugue
Cantata 106, opening Sonatina
Cantata 106, Bass/Alto Duet
Cantata 35: Alto Aria
Cantata 42: Alto Aria
Cantata 53: Alto Aria
Harpsichord Toccatas BWV 910-916 Toccata 910 Toccata 913 Toccata 915 Passacaglia Trio Sonata 3rd mvt Prelude 899 Chromatic Fantasy
MUSICAL OFFERING 1079 Trio Sonata opening Canon a 2 Thema Regium Fuga Canonica 6-part Ricercare Canonic Variation 1
ART of the FUGUE, BWV
1080
Tr13 Contrapunctus VII
Tr16 Canon XV, organ
Tr18 Triple Fugue XI
Bach's Domestic
Keyboard Instruments
Clavichord: Fantasy in g, BWV 917
Lute: Prelude in E-flat, BWV 998
Lute-harpsichord: Prelude from Partita in c, BWV 997